Wednesday, March 11, 2009

knitting 101

Last Sunday, my favorite eleven year old taught a knitting class. All family members were required to attend.It took Libby over an hour to set up. Gathering books, projects, yarn and needles. Setting up a refreshment table. Most important to lure the boys.And speaking of those boys. They were less than cooperative. Wrestling and throwing balls all through class. Libby didn't seem to mind though. She stayed completely focused. I think she was just happy to have humans to teach, as she usually teaches school in this room to 23 invisible children.

We all started a coin purse. My husband knit his first row and the boys knit a row with a lot of assistance.

Hehe, 'pearling', cute!What a fun time. My boys have each knit a garter ridge scarf (no purling yet for them), and my 9 yr old was taught by my 8 yr old Libby (when they were 6 & 7), but in a much more informal tutoring type session on the couch! No dry erase boards involved...My husband has yet to give it a try, but I try not to hold it against him!

reading this makes me smile... thanks for sharing this experience with us... I also learn knitting early on, and it's just an amazing experience... still puts a smile on my face knowing that at that age everything is still so very pure and brings so much more joy... congrats to libby, and you must have been so proud...

Seriously...your daughter taught a knitting class, at home, and you guys all attended, meaning boys, too, at home? Do you know how freakin' cool that is? That rocks. And she's awesome. Totally know where she gets that from! WOW! I'm just in awe, more and more, with every visit. It's light and a foundation. I know Mother Earth will survive, her children happy, for grounded, good people that exist like you & your family in a crazy world that at times seems lackadaisical mad!

Oh, I wish I could get my sister interested in learning! I think I started knitting when I was 11, that would make it three years now... wow! What a pretty collection of knitting needles, That is like a knitters candy! :)(Cute outfit, Libby!) :)Kendall

Oh I loved this post! I can so relate to this -I had two brothers also and I was constantly trying to get them to cooperate in plays, classroom reenactments or pretend-anything. Sometimes they would, but it was always with unpredicatable and hilarious results. And their attention span was always about 5 minutes if wrestling wasn't involved. Hang in there Libby! Wish I could have signed up for your class too!!

Sweetest blog post I've read in a long time. How old was she when you taught her to knit? My nearly-6-yr.-old niece keeps asking me to teach her but the ladies at my LYS say to wait until she's 7 or 8.

she's beyond adorable. and you are all so wonderful to play along. (ps - i was the same way - setting up elaborate schools and the like and requiring my family members to play along. i'm not sure they were so gracious about it!)

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These moments . . . they are flying past us so quickly. How thoughtful of your entire family to support her. You have instilled a sense of family that will carry on through the ages. Thank you for bringing us back to center regarding family. Thank you.

Such a creative young lady! My daughter & I would have loved her knitting class. And you know, the same thing would have happened at our house...3 brothers would have 'moped' through the entire time & 1 husband would have at least tried it out...

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